PM Modi Visits Assam On Bihu, Inaugurates Northeast's First AIIMS In Guwahati. In Pics

PM Modi inaugurated projects worth Rs 14,300 crore while launching Northeast's first AIIMS as he arrived in Assam on the first day of the state's spring festival 'Rongali Bihu'.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Guwahati on Friday to inugurate a host of projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Guwahati on Friday as Assam celebrates the festival of Bihu. The prime minister inaugurated AIIMS Guwahati in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. (Image Source: Pallav Bora)

PM Modi dedicated Rs 14,300 crore worth of development projects and also virtually inaugurated three medical colleges at Nalbari, Nagaon and Kokrajhar. (Image Source: Pallav Bora)

He also laid the foundation of the Rs 546 crore Assam Advanced Healthcare Innovation Institute (AAHII), a joint initiative of the state government and IIT Guwahati. (Image Source: Pallav Bora)

The Prime Minister also distributed 1.1 crore Ayushman cards to beneficiaries who will be able to avail cashless healthcare medical treatment benefits up to Rs 5 lakh. (Image Source: Pallav Bora)

At the launch event, PM Modi said his government had worked hard to ensure dramatic improvement in social infrastructure in the Northeast over the last 9 years. (Image Source: Pallav Bora)

AAHII aims to promote inventions and innovations in medicine and healthcare, nurturing multidisciplinary research and development in frontier areas of medicine by marrying engineering with healthcare. (Image Source: Pallav Bora)

PM Modi stated that nearly 300 medical colleges were opened in the past nine years in India, asserting that the government works with 'Seva Bhaav' (spirit of service) for the people. (Image Source: Pallav Bora)

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the AIIMS here in Guwahati will cater to the health needs of entire region, and is a giant step forward in the govt's resolve to ensure all-round development. (Image Source: Pallav Bora)

PM Modi took a round of the OPD inside the newly inaugurated AIIMS, Guwahati, at Changsari in Kamrup District. (Image Source: Pallav Bora)